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<br />Deep Groundwater
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<br />Different Types of Groundwater
<br />Co10radans rdy !leanly on rumrm~ \,1
<br />dt.'cp ~mundw;lI\.'r for ;\ \'Jnrty "l mUnlC),
<br />pal. agn.:uhural. mdustnal. Jnd Inher ux;;
<br />Decp groundwat;:r Tckr". to .14U1ft't'> gCLl'
<br />lOgically wn/mcd su..:h that lhc~ MH' nll
<br />mo:asurable (Onn,'clli>n tel surb(t,> walers
<br />!kc:l.Use It 1~ n,l] (.lnnc<.:tcJ (" the sur.
<br />fall' stream. U:'l:: III thiS w.lta [" nla regu.
<br />lau'J hy In,' pnl'T appropmuwn sy:-.tem In
<br />f>ld. dl'ep grl1unclw.lll'r Tl:yUlT('S l.i1tkrl'lll
<br />managcrn,.nt thall SUrf.lI.Y ';tr"ams .lnd
<br />tnbUl,lry gwund\\,ltl'T
<br />rnbul.Jry I?,Tl1unJWJh:r b TClhargcd
<br />Jrom prcopllall\m .mo ",::b,'na] runult
<br />Deep gwundwatn [" Ill'l re.IOlly Tcpkn.
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<br />bhl'J lJwundwal('f pumpmg at ,I T.IlI'
<br />1T1 CX(CSS 0/ annual rClh.lT~l' creates what
<br />IS calkd a mmmg (unJmon L'nlt:s., In,'
<br />r~lt~ ul pumpmg IS rq~ul.u..:J. mmmg will
<br />ul!lm;lld~ 111\\a~wunJ\\;ltl'r Icn'l~ III ,I
<br />d":Plh whl'rc watn (,m nIl 111ngl'T b..> Wllh-
<br />JrJwn l'(,)n,)ml(;lll~
<br />In l.,)lnr~\(Jo, J.:.:p ~T()Und\\;ltl'r l~
<br />\.hnJcd hy ~Ialutc lOW thn:<, (,uq::;,'n('s
<br />(I) d(,slgnJtl'd, l2) nl)ntnhuury ;lnd \ 11
<br />L1l'nwr Ibsm gfllundwalCf l.nJth.:nnal
<br />groundw;Jler IS aTl"tht"f dassl1!(;JIWTI
<br />III ~rllUndwall"T: It l-~m 1'It., tnhUt,H. llr
<br />nllntnbut,lTV Jnd If. n::gu1J.tl'd hy thl'
<br />i..;nlllwTmal Rl'~mru::s. ..\\'1
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<br />Colorado Ground Water Commission
<br />Th(' Colorado Ground Water CommissIOn IS the regulatory ilnd permit-
<br />ting agency authon=ed 10 mana~e and control groundwater use in designated
<br />grounJwalt'r baslns_ It may hold rulemakmg and coun heanngs, subject to
<br />Judicial rn'ew Its web Sill' address is ....v.""'.....1lter.slate,co.us!cgv,;c
<br />The CommiSSIOn has 12 members. mne aPP(llllled by tht' governor, J.nd
<br />Ihree others COUSlslLng of Ihe directors of the [kpanmo:m of Nalural ResouTCes,
<br />Ctllorado Water Conservation Board. and the Dl\ision of Water Resources
<br />For a detailed descnption of the well penmt application process, different
<br />t}-pe5 of wells, and other subjects related 10 groundwaler management. Sl.'C the
<br />GUIde co Co/.>rado \\HI Permits. \Vain Ri,\:hl'i. and \H:lla AJmlrllSlrafio1\, published
<br />by the Colorado Dl,ision of Water ReSOUTCC5.
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<br />frihullln Gnllw,h"un - \\";ltt'r hd,H\
<br />tht' E.lTlh'f. ~ur!.l(e thaI IS hydw-
<br />IO,C-I[al1y ('()TJnC[led w a T\\.cr
<br />[)~ep gwundWJICT IS n,>1 [,)TJ-
<br />nt'oed W J TI\"l'r
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<br />G"'lll1d \\(1In ,\ltlnd~nlll"1f Disukh
<br />- LllL11 (h"lnu~ f,lrmeo III 11)TJ-
<br />suh with the l,rllunJ \\',ltl'T
<br />(,lrnmls.Sl\lll ,)TJ ~r')llnJ\\ ,11l'T t1~
<br />1Il ,-k~\~t1all'J h;\SlTIs. rhl'Tl' ,He 11
<br />dblnt"ls 1Il Color'lJ.,
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<br />Designated Groundwater
<br />\lan'l,o:ed b\ thl' CI)].H,lJI) Ground
<br />\\";l!a Lumrnbsllln. Je~l,gnJh,'J ~round-
<br />WJIl.r IS wala 11,11 u~'d 1" rCl..h,lr~e or
<br />supplem..:m lllTJUnUllllsly tlO\\tng surla(e
<br />~tr("Jm,> undl'T l1alurJI (lmUllions
<br />In !4f'>5" tht' Lx~ls!Jturt' auth,'n=l'o
<br />Ih..: L.l1].'ra,kl l'Hlund \\-.lta C,lrnmisSll)TJ
<br />III (rt'Jle dl'Sl,gn;ul'J ~wulld\\Jla hasllls
<br />rlll's.- .He area~ whae ~nlundwatcr ha<,
<br />hbh)nl.;llIy ht>..:n th..: prl',!.>mm,lm water
<br />s.upply, pnm;lnly Jlon~ Ih..: front Itmgt'
<br />JnJ C;Js.(('T[1 Colorado
<br />ThaI.' ,1ft" lurrenth ~ dt'sl~natl'd b,blTlS
<br />k.c,l\t'd llll L,l],'r.ldl'':' e;btan pl.1ms- 1\10\\",1
<br />Bijl1U ';'OUlhcm Hlgh I'bllls. l:ppcr B1.wk
<br />"'-IUlrrd Crl'rk. ll'lSl Cr..:~k. Camp Cm:k.
<br />l'ppcr BIg "';Illdy. l-ppcr CW\\ l.r..:ek, anJ
<br />Int' '\,luhcrn lltgh !'lams
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<br />Nontributary Groundwater
<br />\,It\lrth\ll;1ry grlllllldw;IlCT IS WOller
<br />,'lllsldc oj .1 d\.'slgn.lll'd gnlundwall'r basl1l
<br />\\ht,~' rllmplll~ will n,lt ,Ifku SUrl,ll" w;ltfT
<br />k\"d~ \\'lIhm 1("11.1 ye,Il"'-'\'" spt'(llil'J m th,'
<br />14/)':i l~r,lutld \\,na \bn.l,>?cllll'nt :\(1. 11
<br />Is ;\\~Iltlnk wIll<" ll,-..:rl\lng I.IllJllwncr a!
<br />~l r.llc "t I pt'r(..:nt rL'r ycaT. a.ssummg a
<br />h\l-YL',lr hk llf In..: ,Iqulkr [! I'> lmpl.)nant
<br />III I\,lll' lhallhls Is nIl[ a Ol"tL'mll!1;ltl,)n Ihat
<br />In..: ,lqulkr lould adll.llk prLWIJI" lne pa-
<br />Tlllttl'J \\..:11 \qth ;l h\l.\l';lr wJter ~upp]y
<br />rhl~ a~~umptl'lTJ l~ ,)nl~ u.:",:d h.l Llkulall'
<br />,Ill ;lnnual pumplllg ra!l'
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<br />G~othennal Resources
<br />.\It suhsurtl\.l' ~c')lh\'ml;\1 Ihuds Jrc
<br />c\.)TJSldt'Tl.d pMI l11 Ihe SlalCS ~r'lund-
<br />\uta rC,lltlr(l'S ~Illd ,Ir..: suhll'([ to th..:
<br />L-~1]lIL1J" t;",'lhamal Rl'Sl'lH\XS Ad lsc
<br />llllhl~ tL'~It1r<:c r"qulrt'S;1 Pl;'mtl1 Irl.m tht'
<br />SI.lIl' Fn~IllL'l'T. .15 wnn ~llll)lhl'r tyr"'~ ,)j
<br />':hlunJw~ltl'r .''\!r.ldll1n_
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